Victorinox Pioneer reveiw

bladeboss said:
1. Steel
The steel used on the Pioneer is X39Cr13.
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Nice review - great pics.

Be grateful for any references to the steel used, please?

According to Wikipedia Swiss Army Knife (section: Applied Materials)

The martensitic stainless steel alloy used for the cutting blades is optimized for high toughness and corrosion resistance and has a composition of 15% chromium, 0.60% silicon, 0.52% carbon, 0.50% molybdenum, and 0.45% manganese and is designated X55CrMo14 or 1.4110 according to Victorinox. After a hardening process at 1040 °C and annealing at 160 °C the blades achieve an average blade steel hardness of 56 HRC. This steel hardness is suitable for practical use and easy resharpening, but less than achieved in stainless steel alloys used for blades optimized for high wear resistance.[16][17][18]

According to Victorinox the martensitic stainless steel alloy used for the parts is X39Cr13 or 1.4031 and for the springs X20Cr13 or 1.4021.[19]
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X39Cr13 is used for parts,
but not for the blade steel which is supposed to be X55CrMo14 or 1.4110.

Please also see: Victorinox Steel

As others may have mentioned the Pioneer was regarded as the civilian version of the old Solider model with addition of a split keyring.

Older Soldier model shown with a Farmer (which was in the "Pioneer series") note the difference in Swiss shields:
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bladeboss said:
One of the earlier comments gave me the steels. I didnt know when I initially wrote this review.
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My bad, quoting directly from google search. Vincent is the resident SAK expert. The complete wiki he quoted has the correct steel type.
 
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bladeboss said:
Don't like the hole for the keyring.
I took the keyring off instantly, and now theres the hole sticking out for no reason. I wish it was removable.
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It's very easy to take that little stub off. I do it with a dremel, but it should be equally easy to take it off with a file. I've done it on all my pioneers, farmers and cadets (except those I keep new in box).

Alox line is very good quality and usefull!
 
I actually received a pioneer two days ago as a result of a giveaway and I absolutely love it. I have to agree with the comment about the split ring hole. Mine is actually a bit sharp on the edges and is quite noticeable when closing the main blade. I may end up grinding it off in the future but for now I am really enjoying this knife.
 
Get the Wenger Soldier. It's the same thing (based on the old SAK soldier) but made by Wegner with a removable bail and no split ring hole. Here's what it looks like with the bail removed:



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Thanks for taking the time to make this review.

That´s a real classic knife which should be in every collection/accumulation of knives. A great tool and close to perfect for a real EDC...
 
Good review of a great knife- it's definitely a classic for a reason! I find it to be my perfect camping and hiking knife.
Like you, I have found the construction to be very solid, even after really putting pressure on that screw driver!
 
Thanks for the review and pix.

Is the Pioneer blade slightly wider than those on the Electrician and Solo models?
 
flash900 said:
Thanks for the review and pix.

Is the Pioneer blade slightly wider than those on the Electrician and Solo models?
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What do you mean by wider? My Electrician's main blade looks exactly like the Pioneer pictured.
 
Thanks for the excellent review and great pics. I have a black alox Pioneer, and likewise ground off the lanyard ring.

The Pioneers are beautiful knives, with unbelievable quality for the $. I find the alox scales a little slick at times, but that is minor.

Andrew
 
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